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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Yes, I've noticed I'm one of the few who loves The Ladder album, just as I'm one of the few the only person in the known world who actually likes ELP's Love Beach. Smile
 
 

I like The Ladder, it's a solid 3 star album but totally eclipsed by the albums they released in their classic period. Unlike Love Bitch is which is just a heap of ....


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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Yes, I've noticed I'm one of the few who loves The Ladder album, just as I'm one of the few the only person in the known world who actually likes ELP's Love Beach. Smile
 
 

I like The Ladder, it's a solid 3 star album but totally eclipsed by the albums they released in their classic period. Unlike Love Bitch is which is just a heap of ....
It's funny, but I don't remember mentioning I'm the only person in the entire world who likes ELP's Love Beach album. LOL
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I would've added your votes on, until I noticed you'd already voted on the previous page. Wink
Got it, and I didn't notice that I have already voted in such a thread, so... LOL
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1. Tales From Topographic Oceans
2. Fragile
3. Close To The Edge
4. The Yes Album
5. Relayer
6. Going For The One
7. Drama
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Top 7 update with MiamiScot's votes added:-
 
1. Close to the Edge (378 points)
2. Fragile (256 points)
3. The Yes Album (202 points)
4. Relayer (199 points)
5. Going for the One (136 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (102 points)
7. Drama (56 points)
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1. Tales From Topographic Oceans
2. Close to the Edge
3. Relayer
4. Fragile
5. The Yes Album
6. Going for the One
7. Drama


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Top 7 update with SolNiger's votes added:-

1. Close to the Edge (386 points)
2. Fragile (260 points)
3. The Yes Album (205 points)
3. Relayer (205 points)
5. Going for the One (138 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (114 points)
7. Drama (57 points)
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1. Close to the Edge
2. Yes (self titled)
3. Going For the One
4. The Yes Album
5. Drama
6. 90125
7. Magnification
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Top 7 update with Yogev's votes added:-

1. Close to the Edge (398 points)
2. Fragile (260 points)
3. The Yes Album (209 points)
4. Relayer (205 points)
5. Going for the One (144 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (114 points)
7. Drama (60 points)


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I've only picked studio albums with the premier material.
1. Tales from topographic oceans
2. Close to the edge
3. Relayer
4. Going for the one
5. Fragile
6. Yes 
7. The Yes Album

Others I love: Time and a Word, Tormato, Drama, Magnification + Yessongs  Yesshows
Others I like: Keystudio, Talk, Open Your Eyes, Ladder
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1 - Relayer
2 - Fragile
3 - Close To The Edge
4 - The Yes Album
5 - Time And Word
6 - Drama
7 - Going For The One
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Top 7 update with Artik & ProgMind's votes added:-

1. Close to the Edge (412 points)
2. Fragile (271 points)
3. Relayer (223 points)
4. The Yes Album (214 points)
5. Going for the One (149 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (126 points)
7. Drama (62 points)
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1. Close to the Edge
2. Yes Album
3. Fragile
4. The Big Generator 
5. Relayer
6. Talk
7. Going For The One
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Top 7 update with Omphaloskepsis' votes added:-

1. Close to the Edge (424 points)
2. Fragile (277 points)
3. Relayer (226 points)
4. The Yes Album (222 points)
5. Going for the One (150 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (126 points)
7. Drama (62 points)

It's good to see another vote for the underrated Talk album, although it still has some way to go to climb The Ladder into the Top 7. Smile
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1. Close to the Edge
2. The Yes Album
3. Fragile
4. Time and a Word
5. Tales from Topographic Oceans
6. Relayer
7. Going for the One
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Top 7 update with Progishness' votes added:-

1. Close to the Edge (436 points)
2. Fragile (283 points)
3. The Yes Album (230 points)
4. Relayer (228 points)
5. Going for the One (151 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (129 points)
7. Drama (62 points)
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I'll break the mold a little on my preferences ...

Close To The Edge
Tales From Topographic Oceans
Relayer
Fragile
The Yes Album
Drama
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... although there are days that Relayer would be on top, particularly Side 2.  Sound Chaser is just ... wow.

Understandably, TFTO gets a bad rap -- its lack of cohesion and meandering nature in segments being oft-cited.  For many years into adulthood I would have unhesitatingly identified it as not only the top Yes album, but my top album across the board.  It was really meaningful to me and swept me away as a teen in 1975.  Side 3 is just nonpareil.  It hasn't lost its lustre over the years so much as I recognize broader artistry and more polished craftsmanship.

Many vie for those last two spots, though.

90125 made the grade because reinvention.


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I think Drama was more of a reinvention than 90125 - the latter just streamlined the Yesisms of the former to make them more palatable for the Flock of Seagulls and Duran Duran crowd.  
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Top 7 update with Cinch's votes added:-

1. Close to the Edge (448 points)
2. Fragile (287 points)
3. Relayer (234 points)
4. The Yes Album (233 points)
5. Going for the One (151 points)
6. Tales from Topographic Oceans (137 points)
7. Drama (64 points)
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1. Tales from Topographic Oceans
2. The Yes Album
3. Close to the Edge
4. Fragile
5. Relayer
6. 90125
7. Talk

Didn't see a lot of votes for Talk. So good for later era Yes, IMO. 
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